Scarlett Johansson arrives at the Toronto International Film Festival premiere of "Sing" at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto, Canada, on September 11, 2016. Johansson is praised for her performance as The Major in the upcoming adaptation of "Ghost in the Shell" by director Mamoru Oshii. File Photo by Christine Chew/UPI | License Photo

Scarlett Johansson attends the premiere of "Avengers Age Of Ultron" at Westfield in London on February 21, 2015. File photo by Rune Hellestad/ UPI | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Mamoru Oshii, the director of the 1995 Japanese anime film "Ghost in the Shell," praised Scarlett Johansson in a new featurette for the live action adaptation.

"Scarlett Johansson, playing Motoko from beginning to end, has gone above and beyond my expectations for the role," Oshii says in the clip released Thursday.

"I'm sure this will be the most gorgeous film in the series so far," he continues about the film's cyberpunk visuals.

The featurette, which takes fans behind the scenes of the new film, also features director Rupert Sanders discussing the scope of the production and executive producer Michael Costigan, who says that the project is "very true to the anime."

The video comes days after a new teaser trailer was released featuring Johansson turning invisible and landing a powerful punch against an enemy.